| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00444.102 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands, Manus, Manus Island |
| Date made | 1945-1946 |
| Conflict |
Period 1940-1949 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Motor repairs being carried out by Japanese mechanics at a base. Japanese prisoners of war (POWs) ...
Description
Motor repairs being carried out by Japanese mechanics at a base. Japanese prisoners of war (POWs) worked under the supervision of RAN personnel. Work on an RAN base commenced in August 1948. It was commissioned as HMAS Seeadler on 1 January 1950 and recommissioned as HMAS Tarangau on 1 April 1950. The name was transferred from the decommissioned RAN Base at Dreger Harbour, New Guinea. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)